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Sunday, February 2, 1908
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The Headlines
KING OF PORTUGAL AND HIS HEIR ASSASSINATED; Carlos and the Crown Prince Shot Down in a Street of Lisbon -- Second Son Wounded. QUEEN'S BRAVERY IS VAIN Throws Herself in Front of the Crown Prince -- Two Assassins Killed by Guards. LISBON FEARS A REVOLT People Barricaded in Their Homes -- Premier Franco Hurriedly Consulted. DECREE ANGERED NATION One of Carlos's Last Acts Was to Sanction the Severest Measures Against Plotters.
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You Share a Birthday With
- James Joyce (1882)
- Ayn Rand (1905)
- Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (1754)
- Pope Benedict XIII (1650)
- Justin I (450)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
bullyfit as a fiddleblockhead
Aristocrat
capitalmy wordbally
Working Class
gadzooksblimeychump
Tech Check
Ford Model T (Assembly Line), Geiger Counter & Cellophane.
Cost of Living (1900)
Loaf of Bread
$0.05
Gallon of Gas
$0.10
Average Home
$3,200
New Car
$1,000
Time Elapsed
43,223 days ago
(118 years, 153 days)